How to Use the Godox V1 Flash
Did you just purchase some new photography gear? Did you unbox it and feel a little surge of panic at the look of all the buttons? If you’re looking for tips about how to use the Godox V1 flash, then you’ve come to the right post.
Confession: When I first purchased my Godox V1 speed lights, they stayed in the box for a few months. When I first took one out, charged it up and placed it in my camera hot shoe I had high hopes. I scanned a few online tutorials trying to figure out all the settings. Then I took a few test shots. They looked horrible. The exposure was all wrong. The light looked too harsh. It was bad. So I stuck them in a closet and tried to ignore them until an event, where I knew I would need them, drew nearer.
Flash can be intimidating! Clearly, I’ve since gotten over the hump of being comfortable with using flash for my photography sessions. I actually love using flash with indoors because the light is so predictable. I feel so much more in control. Surprisingly, I even sometimes prefer indoor flash sessions to outdoor sessions because I don’t have to obsess over what the weather will do!
How to Use the Godox V1 Flash
All of this to say, I’ve created the free mini-course I needed when I first purchased my flashes. This free quick start course lasts about 50 minutes and goes through the basics of how to use the Godox V1 flash. When I say basics, I mean, basics. I’ll show you how:
- Turn it on!
- Adjust the flash power
- Explain how to connect to a trigger for off camera flash
- Explain how to use 2 flashes at once
- Provide some helpful tips for modifying your light along the way!
Let me help you get past the initial hump of overwhelm!
There’s Always More to Learn!
If you still have questions after completing the free quick to course about how to use the Godox V1 flash, I have more help to offer. I currently provide a full online course about my approach to using flash for in-home sessions. The In-Home Flash Photography Course is mainly geared to meet the needs of newborn and family photographers like myself. However, photographers from other genres, such as branding or commercial photography, may find the information included in that course helpful as well! Watch your inbox after you sign up for the free course! You’ll receive a discount code that’s good through the end of the month!
About Kelley
I’m a believer, wife, mom of three daughters, and family photographer based in Chattanooga, TN. I actually got my start when I failed to schedule a newborn photography session for my firstborn. Oops! I took her newborn portraits myself and then decided I should probably learn how to use my camera. Little did I know how this new little hobby would completely change my life. Within 6 years of learning how to use a camera properly, I quit my job in healthcare to pursue my photography business full time.
If you’re looking for help as you navigate beginner photography skills, I’d love to help!
Other Resources to Check Out
Have you got the basics of using your flash down, but are running in to trouble with it not always firing? I have another post meant just for you! Read this article about why your Godox Flash may not be firing.